Brake rod and jaw assembly



Dec. 9, 1952 F. H. PIETZSCH BRAKE ROD AND JAW ASSEMBLY 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 Filed May 4, 1949 INVENTOR- -P&?4 6 ATTORNEYS.

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Dec. 9, 1952 F. .H. PIETZSCH 2,621,062

BRAKE ROD AND JAW ASSEMBLY Filed May 4, 1949 2 SHEETS-SI-1EET 2 HIS ATTORNEYS.

Patented Dec. 9, 1952 :IBRAKLEROD .A A 'AS' E LY i'Frank 2: H. Rietzsch, Clayton, Mm, zassignor to Western maiiway q inmen flames-m 1, Loui s,= ,Mo-,.;a g c rpomt o ep M s qur :ApplicatiomMar i, 1949, Serial No. 91,274

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T. 1 T-his --inventiorr relates-'- -to:=rod and -j awwassembliesr particularly railway car brake-rod and} jaw assemblies, wherein"thei-brake-rod is+secured -to the closed in-ner end of the jaw -in -longitudinal alignment therewith and the ends of the branches ofthe jaw areperforated tovreceive a 1 brake pin.

' The object of the invention 'iSstO simplify 'the ment with said opening-"audit"also" consists-in welding the'brake rod to said branches'alongopposite: sides of: said grooves. 'The invention-also consists in "theiprocess ofshaping -the jaw and'in securing-the brake rodtherein. I

lathe-accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification and wherein like symbols refer to like: parts awhereveriithey occur,

-Fig. 1 is a .topplan viewashowingythefl blank from which the brake J'aw isiformed .seated-on-a forming die therefor,

Fig. 2 is a side-elevational view-of the blank andthe die shown in Fig.; 1, with the.--vertical -.-=movable shaping and punching .plungerzin-posivltion to-engage the blank.

-Fig; 3-.isaa view similar-toijig: 2, showingthe partiallyrformed brake jaw,

: -Fig; 4-, is: a view similar tor-Figs,- 3 showingthe completely :formed brake jaw-.with the-cbljakerod receiving hole punched in: .the; closed inner; end thereof,

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary horizontal cross-sectional view on the line 5-5 in Fig. 4,

Fig. 6 is a side elevational view of the finished brake jaw,

Fig. '7 is an end elevational view of the brake jaw looking from the inner end thereof,

Fig. 8 is a side elevational view of the finished brake rod and jaw assembly; and Fig. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view through said assembly on the line 9-9 in Fig. 8.

My brake rod and jaw assembly comprises a metal brake jaw or clevis A and a metal brake rod B. The U-shaped brake jaw comprises two spaced parallel branches l integrally connected at one end by a curved portion 2 and having enlarged circular free end portions 3 with central ali n 93) 5:2 circular abrake pin receiving holesor openings 4 extending therethrough. The closed end portion 'totthbrakejawzAhas a central circular brak rod-receiving hole or opening. 5-. extendingthere- 5 through Llongitudinally of said .brake jaw; .an

the branches; I.- -of.- said brake-jaw have opposed duplicate -.--rec tangular:. projections 6 2 formed.- .9 -:their inner faces. adjacentpto the closed end 2.0f saidwbrakeajaw. *rTheseirectangular: lugs. (in-1P 0 ejections: 6 preferably. extend the fullwidthotthe branches I; and: are-beveledzasl at; 1.; along the .longitud-inal. edges gthereof. --"I'he projections ghaveerelatively :shallow, .oppositely 'disposed, --round-.bottomed..groovesz8formed in their-op- D --posing faces and extendinglongitudinally. of said branches.midway. .Vof- :the--.-.width thereof. Each ;of:.. the. groovesx.8-.-.has a radius ofcurvature cor- ..responding.tortheeradius,of the vbrake rod receiveing hole i and is concentric. therewith.

2O The: cylindrical brakerod B .has asnugifit in i and .extendsaithrough; the .opening 5 in the closed end: 2; orthabrakejaw and into :the-v -space,be ;.tween;-.:-theg hranchesg Lof said jaw,,.and-.. snugly seats in the round-bottomed grooves; 8- in; the -rectang1.1;l ar;projections;6 on; theinner faces of .;.-said=.branches. ;-The.-.b.rake rod;'B isQs curedJH r:such;position; by m ans f- ,four..we1ds;9 that;exzt ndthe"iulhlensthvofith zopposed .rod-,;supportz-ir p otect ons. 6 alon thebevelededses I thereof. 1

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anacs .--;9f: d;ia th1 .abcurat vfl ql he spasi ioni t e bra e-end in 1 o erati off weldin the,rod@-in.-;p 1ac The brake rod B is rigidly secured in the brake 40 jaw by means of the four longitudinal welds 9 which are spaced apart circumferentially of the rod and are located in readily accessible substantially V-shaped grooves formed by the adjacent I faces of the rod and the inner beveled edges of the projections 6 in which the rod positioning grooves 8 are formed.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the brake jaw A is made from a forged fiat blank A having a middle portion 2a., which forms the closed end 2 of the jaw, and oppositely extending end portions la,

which form the branches I of the jaw and have the brake pin holes 4 punched in their enlarged outer ends 3, and the grooved rod supporting projeotions 6 formed near their inner ends. The flat brake jaw blank A'- is then hot-formed in a die I having an upwardly opening flat-sided cross groove ll having a flared mouth portion l2 formed by rounding the upper corners of said groove. The die block l0 has a passageway 13 that leads downwardly from the bottom of the groove H therein and opens through the bottom of said block; and the upper end portion of this passageway is counterbored to receive a removable die ring insert 14. The brake jaw bending apparatus also includes a vertical movable flatsided plunger [5 which terminates at its lower end in a cylindrical punch portion 16 that is disposed in axial alignment with the die ring insert I4 and is adapted to enter the hole therein nea the end of the downward travel of said plunger.

In the operation of forming the brake jaw A from the blank A, the blank is heated to the desired forging temperature and then placed crosswise of the forming groove H with its middle portion 211 located directly thereabove and with its end portions Ia supported on the upper face of the die block [0 and held in the desired horizontal position thereon by means of portioning pins 11 that project upwardly from said die block at the ends and On opposite sides of the enlarged end portions 3 of the blank. The plunger 15 is then moved downwardly into engagement with the unsupported middle portion 2a 'of the blank A, thereby forcing the blank downwardly into the groove ll of the die block and thereby causing the two branch forming portions Id of the blank to swing upwardly toward each other until they are positioned vertically between the side walls of the groove I l and Q the flat side faces of the plunger 15. Further down travel of the plunger causes the punch portion 16 at the lower end thereof to pass through the closed lower end 2 of the brake jaw and punch the brake'rod receiving hole 5 therein, the punch-out [8 resulting from the hole punching operation falling through the passageway I3 in the die block.

During the downward travel of the plunger l5 the punch portion thereof passes through the opposed brake rod positioning grooves 8 in the properly positioned branches 1 and maintains or gives said grooves their proper final shape. The brake rod supporting grooves 8 of the blank are forged to fit the smallest size brake rod, and the shape of said grooves is maintained during the bending operation by using a punch I6 having a diameter corresponding substantially to the diameter of the small size rod. For larger sized rods, a larger size punch and die ring insert are employed and the excess metal in the rod seats 6 is squeezed between the punch and the vertical wall of the groove I l in the die block 10 to form a rod supporting groove whose radius of curvature corresponds substantially to the radius of the larger rod. By this arrangement the same blank, die block and plunger may be used in formin brake jaws having supportin grooves and holes for brake rods of different diameters merely by using punches and die ring inserts of diiferent diameters.

What I claim is:

1. A brake jaw comprising spaced branches and an end web portion connecting said branches and having a circular rod receiving opening therethrough, said branches having oppositely disposed projections formed on the inner faces of the branches, with the projections having opposed longitudinal extending, transversely concave grooves in the opposing faces of said projections, said grooves being concentric with said circular opening and having a radius of curvature corresponding substantially to the radius of said opening, and being adapted to receive and support a rod between said branches.

2. An assembly comprising a brake rod and a brake jaw including spaced branches and an end portion connecting said branches and having an opening through which said rod extends between said branches, said rod and rod receiving opening being circular, oppositely disposed projections formed on the inner faces of said branches, said projections having opposed longitudinal extending transversely concave grooves in their inner faces adapted to receive and support said rod, said grooves being concentric with said circular opening and having a radius of curvature corresponding substantially to the radius of said circular opening, and means for permanently securing said rod in said grooves.

3. The combination set forth in claim 2 wherein the means for securing said rod in said grooves comprises welds extending along said rod and projections on opposite sides of said grooves.

FRANK H. PIETZSCH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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